Deborah A. Poddany, age 61, of Toledo, passed away January 14, 2017 at her home. She was born November 3, 1955 in Toledo to Joseph and Margaret Podbielniak. Deborah was employed in customer service with Aetna for 13 years, and Medical Mutual for more than 15 years. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, gambling and her dogs. Deborah is survived by her...
David H. "Dave" Mitchell. Age 80, of Toledo, passed away peacefully Friday, January 13, 2017 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 16, 1936 to John and Mary (Anderson) Mitchell in Toledo. Dave owned and operated Mitchell's Upholstery for over 30 years before retiring. He enjoyed going to the horse races...
Shirley M. Gable, age 89, of Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 in Upland, California. Shirley was born on May 20, 1927 in Pittsburg, PA to William and Cleo Fields. She married on October 1, 1946 to Vincent Gable at Rosary Cathedral in Toledo. Shirley was a graduate of the University of Toledo with...
Sandra Lee "Sandy" Dutridge, age 50, of Toledo, was called Home on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. She was born on April 7, 1966 in Toledo to Clarence and Norma Vaughn. Sandy was raised in Oregon, Ohio graduating from Clay High School in 1984. She received her degree in Phlebotomy and worked for many years at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center...
Charles "Charlie" McGovern, age 77, of Toledo, passed away January 11, 2017 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center. He was born May 11, 1939 in Toledo to Arthur and Gladys (Black) McGovern. Charlie was employed with the Doehler Jarvis 32 years.Charlie is survived by his, sister-in-law, Virginia McGovern; sisters, Phyllis Bolton and Donna Miller; and friend, Paul Urbanski.The family will...
Pattie I. Prather, age 68, of Toledo, passed away January 10, 2017 at The Toledo Hospital. She was born February 9, 1948 in Ripley, Mississippi to Prentice and Effie Prather. Pattie is survived by her step-sons, Roman (Cheri) J. Holley and Michael Holley, Jr.; sister, Annie Spears; grandchildren, Drayton Williams, Rachel Holley and Samarah Holley; nieces and nephews, Phyllis Spears,...
Steve Bialorucki, age 71, of Toledo, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. He was born on October 18, 1945 to Frank J. and Virginia (Bowen) Bialorucki in Toledo. Steve retired after 30 years of service as a lead custodian with Washington Local Schools, with most of his time spent at Shoreland Elementary. He was a longtime member and past-president...
Winifred June DeVries, age 95, of Sylvania, passed away January 10, 2017 at Goerlich Center, surrounded by her loving family. Winifred was born March 2, 1921 in Viroqua, Wisconsin to Raymond and Minnie (Higgins) Hornby. She was a self-employed art teacher. A member of Sylvania First United Methodist Church, she donated her time, creating many works of art that are...
Ronald Lee Blankenship, age 65, of Jacksboro, passed away Monday January 9, 2017 at his house surrounded by family. Ron was a loving husband, father, and papa. He was of the Baptist Faith. Ron loved NASCAR, football and riding buggies in the mountains. He was a lifelong mechanic and fulfilled his dreams of owning his own business, Ron's Automotive.Preceded in...
Madora Ann (Waite) Powless, 89, of Sylvania, Ohio passed away on January 8, 2017 at the Manor of Perrysburg. She was the daughter of Karl and Margaret Waite. She graduated from Libbey High School where she played the trumpet in the band. She married the love of her life Gene Powless in 1946. They were married for 68 years. More...
Linda was born in Saginaw, Michigan, to Arthur and Clementine "Tina" (Rossbauer) Kennedy on October 27, 1950. After moving to Toledo in her junior year, Linda graduated from Whitmer High School, then proceeded to earn her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Education from the University of Toledo. Teaching the elementary grades was her passion, and for three and a half...
Isabell I. Rodgers, age 91, of Toledo, passed away January 7, 2017 at the Fairview Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Isabell was born August 24, 1925 in Lawrence Co, TN. to William and Bervia (Wilson) Hodge. She was an avid bowler, loved to play guitar and was a big fan of Bluegrass. She enjoyed riding motorcycles with her husband John,...
Earl A. Ogren, age 75, formerly of Lambertville, Michigan, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at The University of Toledo Medical Center. He was born on February 25, 1941 to Paul and Elizabeth (King) Ogren in Toledo. For many years he worked as a produce manager at A & P Grocery Store, later retiring from Sun Chemicals in Maumee....
It started with a shy girl from Walbridge and a man from Swanton who both worked at the Bostwick - Braun Company. Before they met, she told her co-worker that one day she would marry that man. And using a Clark bar as a prop, he introduced himself to her. Three dates later they were engaged to be married. A...
Patricia Cleland-Blinn, age 80, of Sylvania, Ohio passed away January 5, 2017 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio Perrysburg. She was born April 14, 1936 in Glens Falls, New York to Thomas and Julia (Gilmore) Cleland. Patricia was an LPN at Toledo Hospital for several years. She was also a Docent at the Toledo Museum of Art. Patricia was a member...
Nancy L. Duszynski, age 69, of Toledo, passed away January 5, 2017 at Ebeid Hospice Residence. Nancy was born December 4, 1947 in Gibsonburg Ohio to Clarence and Virginia (Welch) Kaemming. She was employed with Frostbite Brands. She was a volunteer at her Church. She was devoted to Holy Scripture. Nancy was a lover of animals. She will be greatly...
Ben was born in Aberdeen, MS and grew up in Milwaukee, WI. When he was a teenager, he left home and joined the military. That was when he was first introduced to the good news of God's kingdom and decided to end his military career.Ben loved the "big" trucks and became a licensed semi-truck driver until his disabling accident in...
Steven L. Henly, age 66, of Toledo, passed away January 3, 2017 at home. Steven was born May 13, 1950 in Toledo to Dale and Audrey (Zimmerman) Henly. He was owner/operator of The Henly Corp. for 30 plus years retiring in 2013. He loved going to concerts, playing guitar, gardening and enjoyed going to various eating establishments throughout Toledo. Steven...
Emma Jean Montri, age 90, of Sylvania, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 3, 2017 with her loving daughter by her side. She was born on July 31, 1926 to Elbert and Essie (McCaslin) Marlin in Bradyville, Tennessee. Jean was a longtime member of Flanders Road Church of Christ. Anyone who knew Jean greatly benefited from her warmth, kindness, and love....